Cryptic

[terrya]

'My pencil needs sharpening'? (9,6) ?O???????, R???R? A trip south before the fall. (7) ?T???L?

[dannyk13]

Stumble

[dannyk13]

Pointless remark

[terrya]

Thanks

[cesc]

Thanks

[cesc]

Had the grand old man got one at all rattled (8) p?l????l

[Lie-in King]

Palatial - 'pa' (old man) + anag 'i (one) at all'

Hi cesc - it's probably better to begin a new thread as it's more likely to be seen on the front page :-)

[dannyk13]

Palatial

[cupid04]

palatial

[cesc]

Thanks Lie-in king